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Re: Richprins' Escapades to Marloth

Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2024 4:21 pm
by Richprins
We returned beginning September! ^Q^


Already signs of kudu! :shock:


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It is a good time to plant trees! ..0.. lol


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A pedestrian accident, very common in SA... :no:



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And these minkeys had worked out that they could reach through the matting on the rubbish! 0=


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Re: Richprins' Escapades to Marloth

Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2024 4:25 pm
by Richprins
Ahhh....

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Next morning A Walk before tree-time... ..0..


Early visitor:



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The wild pear was really in full bloom by now, it doesn't last all that long! [O]


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Re: Richprins' Escapades to Marloth

Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2024 4:29 pm
by Richprins
We walked along the spruit below the house...a very pretty setting for aminals with the riverine vegetation:


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It may be boring putting up a river pic every time, but one can see how the level drops as the year moves on! ..0..



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Re: Richprins' Escapades to Marloth

Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2024 5:56 pm
by Lisbeth
Richprins wrote: Sat Feb 17, 2024 4:21 pm We returned beginning September! ^Q^
Which year? O**

It must have been nice to be back :yes:

Lovely flowers. Especially the first ones in very early spring :-0

Re: Richprins' Escapades to Marloth

Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2024 11:55 pm
by ExFmem
Pretty wild pear flowers - is the fruit edible? Chocolate covered pears are yummy [Luv] .

Re: Richprins' Escapades to Marloth

Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2024 11:34 am
by Richprins
2022, Lis!

The wild pear doesn't seem to produce sizeable fruit, Ex, but flowers are used to make love potions! ..0.. lol

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dombeya_rotundifolia

Re: Richprins' Escapades to Marloth

Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2024 4:25 pm
by Richprins
This weird insect was camouflaging itself on the wire fence! :shock:


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One of the few bushes in bloom, not even sure if it is indigenous? -O-



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Pretty flowers!

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I picked up a stone that glittered strongly in the sun...but one can't see it in the pic! (0!)


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Re: Richprins' Escapades to Marloth

Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2024 4:30 pm
by Richprins
Some afternoon rugby...also not easy in the sun! 0:

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Then Operation Mobile Tree Planting! 0()


One needs all kinds of equipment!



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Water! ..0..


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Dwarf had a friend called Van Wyk who had bought a plot nearby, so he was going to surprise him by planting a Vanwykshout! Genius! lol

Dwarf attacks the ground...me no do hard labour but am photographer by trade! :no:


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Re: Richprins' Escapades to Marloth

Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2024 4:37 pm
by Richprins
Unfortunately most of the water had fallen over and filled the car... :o0ps: O-/


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But still! The Final Phase!



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And operation complete...the tree is still alive to this day! <dop>



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Then the next day home...

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Re: Richprins' Escapades to Marloth

Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2024 12:27 pm
by Lisbeth
It will be nice if the tree grows enough to get flowers, they are so beautiful.

Your insect looks like a lacewing/dragonfly -O-

A stone with crystalline :-)
...me no do hard labour but am photographer by trade!
=O:

I understand the cage around the "tree", but why attached to those thin sticks? Maybe to make it taller -O-
0()